Monday, July 19, 2010

Lake Superior, a Huge Natural Climate Change Gauge, Is Running a Fever

 Article By DINA FINE MARON of ClimateWire Published: July 19, 2010 says: The Great Lakes are feeling the heat from climate change. As the world's largest freshwater system warms, it is poised to systematically alter life for local wildlife and the tribes that depend on it, according to regional experts. And the warming could also provide a glimpse of what is happening on a more global level, they say...and...While the warmer waters make for more comfortable swimming conditions for humans, they may also make for more habitable conditions for invasive species in places that have previously been relatively free of such pests. To read more go to: http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/07/19/19climatewire-lake-superior-a-huge-natural-climate-change-83371.html